God helps those who canNOT help themselves

I occasionally like to remind folks that the phrase, "God helps those who help themselves," is nowhere to be found within Scripture. That phrase was coined by Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack and unfortunately is the one thing NOT to be found in Scripture that has permeated itself into the essence of American Christianity. God helps those who canNOT help themselves. Lucky you and me first of all but as God's hands in the world we best re-examine our perspectives on the poor (in spirit, in treasure, in love, etc. etc.) from God's viewpoint and not Ben Franklin's. Why is it that this supposedly Christian nation has such a hard-time welcoming the alien among us? Illegal or not? Jesus couldn't even get into this country with the rules and regulations we have in place. Why is it that we have such a hard time giving up something in order to get all of our neighbors into some kind of health insurance coverage ensuring that they have access to the same quality of care as we do? And why are seniors so angry about anyone even daring to change social security or medicare when what they have right now is going to bankrupt their children and grandchildren very soon? Why?